Krishna's Mercy
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Four Times During Which I Am Suffering
October 29, 2021 17:07 - 6 minutes - 2.27 MB“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering the threefold miseries of this planet. One should know that he is suffering in birth, suffering in death, suffering in old age and suffering in disease, and one should be inquisitive as to how he may avoid the suffering. That is real research wo...
As Good As His Brothers
October 28, 2021 17:07 - 4 minutes - 1.47 MB“My husband Rama is famous throughout the world. He is pure, truthful, and very gentle. He is mighty-armed, has wide eyes, and is always busy working for the welfare of all living beings [sarva-bhuta-hite-ratah].” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 47.11)
What If I Am Forced To Choose In the Jiva Falling Debate
October 27, 2021 17:06 - 5 minutes - 1.77 MB“The child cries to have the moon from the mother, and the mother gives the child a mirror to satisfy the crying and disturbing child with the reflection of the moon. Similarly, the crying child of the Lord is given over to the reflection, the material world, to lord it over as karmi and to give this up in frustration to become one with the Lord. Both these stages are dreaming illusions only. There is no necessity of tracing out the history of when the living entity desired this. But the fac...
Impressions From Childhood
October 26, 2021 17:06 - 5 minutes - 1.89 MB“Narada Muni delivered his instructions both to me, who was within the womb, and to my mother, who was engaged in rendering him service. Because he is naturally extremely kind to the fallen souls, being in a transcendental position, he gave instructions on religion and transcendental knowledge. These instructions were free from all material contamination.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.7.15)
Three Settings Where We Understand That God Is In Control
October 25, 2021 17:05 - 5 minutes - 1.88 MB“This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.10)
Three Insufficiencies We Overcame Through Tough Love
October 24, 2021 17:05 - 5 minutes - 2.02 MB“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.34)
Five Excuses Hanuman Could Have Made When Called Into Duty
October 23, 2021 17:04 - 4 minutes - 1.6 MB“Though all of these unsuspecting wives of Ravana were seen by me, my mind has not been disturbed even a little.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 11.40)
Three Questions About Approaching Vishnu In Worship
October 22, 2021 17:03 - 5 minutes - 2.06 MB“Whenever a devotee wants something from Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu first of all considers whether such a benediction will ultimately be good for the devotee. Lord Vishnu never bestows any benediction which will ultimately prove disastrous to the devotee, He is, by His transcendental nature, always merciful; therefore, before giving any benediction, He considers whether it will prove beneficial for the devotee.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 2, Ch 33)
Why Don't You Design An Experiment That Proves God
September 26, 2021 17:36 - 6 minutes - 2.09 MB“One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.55)
Isn't The Whole Universe Like A Really Large Prison
September 25, 2021 17:35 - 6 minutes - 2.09 MB“This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.10)
Like The Child Witnessing Thunder
September 24, 2021 17:34 - 5 minutes - 1.88 MB“That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend; therefore you can understand the transcendental mystery of this science.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.3)
How God Conquers Time
September 23, 2021 17:34 - 5 minutes - 1.75 MB“Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.12)
Five Things Shri Rama Went Without In Panchavati
September 22, 2021 17:33 - 6 minutes - 2.33 MB“O Rama, for as long as You shall stand before me, even if it be for one hundred years, I will always remain Your servant. Therefore You should be the one to choose a beautiful and appropriate place for the cottage. After You have selected a spot, please then command me to start building.” (Lakshmana speaking to Lord Rama, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 15.7)
Five Things I Tried To Get My Child To Stop Doing
September 21, 2021 17:33 - 7 minutes - 2.67 MB“Unless one finds a superior engagement, he will not be able to give up his inferior engagement. In the material world everyone is engaged in the illusory activities of the inferior energy, but when one is given the opportunity to relish the activities of the superior energy performed by Krishna, then he forgets all his lesser pleasures.” (The Nectar of Devotion, Ch 10)
Three Situations Where A Person Briefly Turns Into A Genius
September 20, 2021 17:32 - 7 minutes - 2.45 MB“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.10)
Why Do People Ask Such Dumb Questions Of Their Guru
September 19, 2021 17:31 - 5 minutes - 1.82 MB“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.10)
Five Things I Can Discuss Freely With Friends And Family
September 18, 2021 17:30 - 7 minutes - 2.54 MB“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering the threefold miseries of this planet. One should know that he is suffering in birth, suffering in death, suffering in old age and suffering in disease, and one should be inquisitive as to how he may avoid the suffering. That is real research wo...
What Is The Best Way To Meditate
September 17, 2021 21:52 - 4 minutes - 1.71 MB“And of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.47)
What Exactly Is Maya
September 16, 2021 21:52 - 4 minutes - 1.66 MB“The Supreme Lord said, The indestructible, transcendental living entity is called Brahman, and his eternal nature is called the self. Action pertaining to the development of these material bodies is called karma, or fruitive activities.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.3)
That Time I Accidentally Hit The Tab Key
September 15, 2021 21:51 - 5 minutes - 1.77 MB“According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotio...
How Is God Able To Swallow Fire
September 14, 2021 21:51 - 7 minutes - 2.71 MB“Since it was almost night, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavana, including the cows and calves, were very tired, they decided to take their rest on the river bank. In the middle of the night, while they were taking rest, there was suddenly a great forest fire, and it quickly appeared that the fire would soon devour all the inhabitants of Vrindavana. As soon as they felt the warmth of the fire, they immediately took shelter of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He was pla...
What If Our Prayers Go Unanswered
September 13, 2021 21:50 - 4 minutes - 1.6 MB“Since it was almost night, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavana, including the cows and calves, were very tired, they decided to take their rest on the river bank. In the middle of the night, while they were taking rest, there was suddenly a great forest fire, and it quickly appeared that the fire would soon devour all the inhabitants of Vrindavana. As soon as they felt the warmth of the fire, they immediately took shelter of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He was pla...
Radhashtami 2021
September 12, 2021 21:50 - 4 minutes - 1.68 MB“Let Krishna tightly embrace this maidservant who has fallen at His lotus feet, or let Him trample Me or break My heart by never being visible to Me. He is a debauchee, after all, and can do whatever He likes, but still He alone, and no one else, is the worshipable Lord of My heart.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya 20.47)
Five Emergency Situations Where I Might Look To The Heavens For Help
September 11, 2021 21:49 - 6 minutes - 2.24 MB“Since it was almost night, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavana, including the cows and calves, were very tired, they decided to take their rest on the river bank. In the middle of the night, while they were taking rest, there was suddenly a great forest fire, and it quickly appeared that the fire would soon devour all the inhabitants of Vrindavana. As soon as they felt the warmth of the fire, they immediately took shelter of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He was pla...
Isn't Remaining Silent Tacit Approval For Improper Behavior
September 10, 2021 21:48 - 5 minutes - 2.02 MB“Just as a tree starts to blossom during the proper season, so the doer of sinful deeds inevitably reaps the horrible fruit of their actions at the appropriate time.” (Lord Rama speaking to Khara, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 29.8)
How Can God Not Be In Everything
September 09, 2021 21:48 - 4 minutes - 1.68 MB“By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.4)
The Fire In Me
September 08, 2021 21:47 - 5 minutes - 1.85 MB“Since it was almost night, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavana, including the cows and calves, were very tired, they decided to take their rest on the river bank. In the middle of the night, while they were taking rest, there was suddenly a great forest fire, and it quickly appeared that the fire would soon devour all the inhabitants of Vrindavana. As soon as they felt the warmth of the fire, they immediately took shelter of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He was pla...
Shouldn't We Appreciate Human Innovation
September 07, 2021 21:47 - 4 minutes - 1.71 MB“We see materialistic persons busily engaged in economic development all day and all night, trying to increase their material opulence, but even if we suppose that they get some benefit from such endeavors, that does not solve the real problem of their lives. Nor do they know what the real problem of life is. This is due to a lack of spiritual education.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.6.4 Purport)
Using Nature To Our Advantage
September 06, 2021 21:46 - 6 minutes - 2.13 MB“The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another as the air carries aromas.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 15.8)
What If I Have Trouble Taking The Guru Seriously
September 05, 2021 21:46 - 6 minutes - 2.08 MB“Lord Chaitanya remained a householder only until His twenty-fourth year had passed. Then He entered the renounced order and remained manifest in this material world until His forty-eighth year. Therefore shesha-lila, or the final portion of His activities, lasted twenty-four years.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi 3.34 Purport)
Can You Do Research To Prove The Vedas And Historical Personalities
September 04, 2021 21:45 - 6 minutes - 2.23 MB“Vedic knowledge is not a question of research. Our research work is imperfect because we are researching things with imperfect senses. We have to accept perfect knowledge which comes down, as is stated in Bhagavad-gita, by the parampara disciplic succession. We have to receive knowledge from the proper source in disciplic succession beginning with the supreme spiritual master, the Lord Himself, and handed down to a succession of spiritual masters.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita, Introdu...
Five Places Requiring The Presence Of An Operator
September 03, 2021 18:32 - 6 minutes - 2.14 MB“The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavada-gita, 18.61)
Five Ways I Am Tormented By Kali-Yuga
September 02, 2021 18:31 - 6 minutes - 2.29 MB“Shri Rama’s holy name is like Narasimhadeva to the Hiranyakashipu-like Kali Yuga. For those who chant the holy name, the Lord offers them all protections and crushes their tormentors, just as He did for Prahlada Maharaja.“ (Dohavali, 26)
Can You Understand God As A Concept
September 01, 2021 18:30 - 5 minutes - 2.06 MB“All of them - as they surrender unto Me - I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.11)
Two Strategies For Dealing With Pending Calamity Near Mathura
August 31, 2021 18:30 - 5 minutes - 1.84 MB“After this purificatory process, the gopis, headed by mother Yashoda and Rohini, chanted twelve names of Vishnu to give Krishna's body full protection from all evil influences. They washed their hands and feet and sipped water three times, as is the custom before chanting mantra.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 6)
Vyasa Puja 2021
August 30, 2021 18:29 - 6 minutes - 2.18 MB“The root cause of devotional service to Lord Krishna is association with advanced devotees. Even when one's dormant love for Krishna awakens, association with devotees is still most essential.” (Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 22.83)
Krishna Janmashtami 2021
August 29, 2021 18:29 - 5 minutes - 1.87 MB“A nice band played, and the people assembled enjoyed it. All the learned brahmanas were invited, and they chanted Vedic hymns for the good fortune of Krishna. During the chanting of the Vedic hymns and playing of the bands, Krishna was bathed by mother Yashoda. This bathing ceremony is technically called abhisheka, and even today this is observed in all the temples of Vrindavana as Janmashtami Day, or the birthday anniversary of Lord Krishna.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, V...
How Were People Saved Prior To Krishna's Time
August 28, 2021 18:28 - 6 minutes - 2.31 MB“Brahma, it is I, the Personality of Godhead, who was existing before the creation, when there was nothing but Myself. Nor was there the material nature, the cause of this creation. That which you see now is also I, the Personality of Godhead, and after annihilation what remains will also be I, the Personality of Godhead.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.9.33)
What If I Am Embarrassed By The Circumstances Of My Birth
August 27, 2021 18:27 - 4 minutes - 1.65 MB“By remembering Shri Rama’s holy name, even those who are born into a low caste become worthy of fame, just as the wild trees that line the roads in the heavenly realm are famous throughout the three worlds.” (Dohavali, 16)
Why Does Life Feel Like Trying To Move A Mountain
August 26, 2021 18:27 - 5 minutes - 1.81 MB“Some were excited, but the bow was immovable, like the word of a saint. Looking at the bow, their strength and intelligence were forcefully stolen, like with King Nahusha.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 11.2)
To Recognize That The Past Is Prologue
August 15, 2021 19:36 - 4 minutes - 1.68 MB“A person in Krishna consciousness certainly sees Lord Krishna everywhere, and he sees everything in Krishna. Such a person may appear to see all separate manifestations of the material nature, but in each and every instance he is conscious of Krishna, knowing that everything is the manifestation of Krishna's energy. Nothing can exist without Krishna, and Krishna is the Lord of everything—this is the basic principle of Krishna consciousness.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita, 6.30 Purport)
What Is Wrong In Being An Animal Lover
August 14, 2021 19:36 - 5 minutes - 1.98 MB“Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.6)
Is There Anything Wrong With Keeping Pets
August 13, 2021 19:35 - 7 minutes - 2.42 MB“Since a son delivers his father from the hell named ‘Put’, a son is called putra; he who protects his ancestors in every way.” (Lord Rama, Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kand, 107.12)
Is It Necessary To Decode God's Creation
August 12, 2021 19:34 - 4 minutes - 1.54 MB“But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 10.42)
Enjoying With Many
August 11, 2021 19:34 - 5 minutes - 1.99 MB“There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who understands this truth about Me also does not become entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.14)
Man's Attempt To Decode God's Creation
August 10, 2021 19:33 - 6 minutes - 2.18 MB“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.3)
Why Don't More People Research The Cause Of Suffering
August 09, 2021 19:33 - 5 minutes - 1.79 MB“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering the threefold miseries of this planet. One should know that he is suffering in birth, suffering in death, suffering in old age and suffering in disease, and one should be inquisitive as to how he may avoid the suffering. That is real research wo...
Four Ways To Avoid Suffering
August 08, 2021 19:32 - 6 minutes - 2.16 MB“Suffering without knowledge, without remedy, is animal life. One who cannot understand that he is suffering and who thinks that he is very well off is in animal consciousness, not human consciousness. The human being should be cognizant of suffering the threefold miseries of this planet. One should know that he is suffering in birth, suffering in death, suffering in old age and suffering in disease, and one should be inquisitive as to how he may avoid the suffering. That is real research wo...
Four Places To See God
August 07, 2021 19:31 - 6 minutes - 2.23 MB“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.34)
Five Reasons To Feel Morose
August 06, 2021 18:57 - 7 minutes - 2.46 MB“Endeavor executed with intelligence in Krishna consciousness is called utsaha, or enthusiasm. The devotees find the correct means by which everything can be utilized in the service of the Lord (nirbandhah krishna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam uchyate).” (Shrila Prabhupada, Nectar of Instruction, Verse 3 Purport)